Towards Zero Poaching in the Greater Virunga Landscape
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £599,907
WHERE Uganda, Rwanda, Congo, Dem. Rep.
Summary
In response to ongoing persistent issues in tackling illegal wildlife trade (IWT), capacity, capability and coordination of multiple governmental bodies responsible for wildlife across the Greater Virunga Landscape (GVL) will be improved to detect, prevent and reduce both national and cross-border IWT. Through advancement and promotion of standardised monitoring systems and tools; and regional cross-learning and coordination, this project will ultimately contribute towards ensuring stable populations of wildlife, and improved well-being of local communities across this vital transboundary biodiversity hotspot.
Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration (GVTC), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - Kenya, WCS - Uganda, International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - Congo, Dem. Rep., World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - Uganda
Over 600 arrests and more than 500 convictions in wildlife crime since 2017, alongside a decline in ivory trafficking cases and an increase in elephant and rhino populations.